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Pain chemistry: part 1

Watch David discuss the chemical structure of morphine highlighting some of the key functional groups that make interactions with the opiate receptor.

Watch David discuss the chemical structure of morphine highlighting some of the key functional groups that make interactions with the opiate receptor.

As you make your way through the course, you may like to return to this video and replay particular sections to review David’s presentation on pain chemistry.

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